jpdb beta

yakuza; gangster; mobster; useless; worthless; good-for-nothing

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rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown

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fire; flame; blaze

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to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry

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what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any

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to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit

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to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around

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jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)

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to leave; to withdraw; to appear before; to present oneself

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presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady

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feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace

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to prepare for death; to get ready to die

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I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt

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to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout

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storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)

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in person; personally; directly

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one's subordinate

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to take back; to recapture

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book; volume; this; present; main; head

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tatami room; dinner party in a tatami room with a geisha or maiko

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each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage

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to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)

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appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style

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feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment

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trio; triumvirate; three famous retainers

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rowdiness; rowdy (person or event)

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yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill

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beak; bill

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still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet

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alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay

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borrowing; debt; loan

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to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe

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character; traits; ethos

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as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")

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to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)

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liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point

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aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!

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refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly

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addition; supplement; appending; appendix

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that's true; of course; obviously

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... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")

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to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend

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to be refined (character, manners); to be classy; to be polished

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extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of

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to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against

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to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust

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to repeat; to do something over again

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the present age; these days; (present) head of the family

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to disgrace oneself; to make a fool of oneself

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joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem

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